Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in South Africa
South Africa: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 81.87 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in South Africa stood at 81.87 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.4% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in South Africa peaked at 84.43 % in 2005 and was at its lowest, 19.96 %, in 1983.
South Africa ranks 18th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.04 % | 26.99 % | 44.68 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 31.43 % | 22.32 % | 36.96 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.11 % | 19.96 % | 53.38 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.26 % | 25.95 % | 58.77 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.31 % | 53.06 % | 84.43 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.44 % | 48.86 % | 79.47 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.64 % | 62.05 % | 81.87 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More environment data for South Africa
- Standard Deviation 0.275 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 1.18 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 2.03 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 30,837 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 7,586 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 272,220 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 385,631 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 516,696 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 472,308 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in South Africa?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in South Africa was 81.87 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 84.43 % in 2005.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.96 % in 1983.
- How does South Africa rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
- South Africa ranks 18th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).